What is Mitigation Planning
The City of Mesa has joined forces with Maricopa
County and other jurisdictions around the Valley to
review and update the existing individual
multi-hazard mitigation plans and consolidate them
into one multi-jurisdictional, multi-hazard
mitigation plan. A final draft of the 2009 Maricopa
County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
(PLAN) is now available for review and comment.
The goal of this mitigation planning effort is to
reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and
property from natural hazard events. Mitigation is
not how we respond to emergencies like floods and
wildfires, but rather how we as a community might
lessen or even prevent the impact of such things in
the first place.
The mitigation planning process involves
identifying and profiling the natural hazards most
likely to occur in a community, assessing the
vulnerability to these hazards, and establishing
goals, actions, and projects that mitigate the
associated risks. The update of this mitigation
PLAN will also ensure the community's continued
eligibility for non-emergency, federal hazard
mitigation grants.
Residents are highly encouraged to review the
updated PLAN and offer comments. For more
information, please visit the multi-jurisdictional
planning website at:
http://www.maricopa.gov/Emerg_Mgt/links.aspx or
contact: